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canistel

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A tropical evergreen tree that grows sweet, yellow fruit

noun
/ˈkænɪstɛl/

: árbol de canistel

The canistel tree produces a fruit often called 'eggfruit' because of its texture.

Examples

She planted a canistel in her backyard hoping to harvest fruit in two years.
Locals in the Caribbean enjoy the ripe canistel as a dessert or blended into drinks.
The canistel tree thrives in warm climates.
Have you ever tasted a canistel?
Locals in the Caribbean enjoy the ripe canistel as a dessert or blended into drinks.
She planted a canistel in her backyard hoping to harvest fruit in two years.
The canistel tree produces a fruit often called 'eggfruit' because of its texture.

Synonyms

canistel tree

vscanistel

9.9

A tropical tree that grows in Florida and the West Indies and gives yellow edible fruit called eggfruit

is the formal botanical description noting the fruit's egglike resemblance

Pouteria campechiana nervosa

vscanistel

Specialized

9.9

A tropical tree that produces edible yellow, egg-shaped fruit

mentions the yellow fruit and its egglike resemblance specifically

Compounds

canistel tree

9.9

A tropical tree that grows in Florida and the West Indies and gives yellow edible fruit called eggfruit

Surface Forms

canistel singular

canistels plural

Etymology

Canistel also names the tree that produces the fruit and comes from the same Spanish and local names in Central America and the Caribbean. Think 'eggfruit' — the tree is called this because it is known for that yellow, egg-like fruit.